Men’s Mentoring Training Packet

Men's Mentoring Training Packet

The vision, values, strategy, training and resources for East White Oak Bible Church

Mentoring VISION

To build a sustainable mentoring ministry whereby men grow as disciples and make disciples in the following four areas:

Devotion ? Mentoring men how to overcome common temptations and obstacles and build spiritual habits that build a stronger devotion to God.

Doctrine ? Mentoring new believers and seasoned believers in the vital doctrines of the Christian faith.

Relationships ? Mentoring men in marriage, parenting and work relationships with biblical truth.

Ministry Skills ? Mentoring men to serve in our church, evangelize effectively, and reproduce disciples by mentoring others.

Mentoring VALUES

1) Mentoring is ultimately about Discipleship! 2) Mentoring is Relationally-driven and not a Program! 3) Mentoring is about Modeling Christ to another! 4) Mentoring is often informal gatherings with no set agendas! 5) Mentoring also includes formal gatherings with set agendas! 6) Mentoring can be short-term or long-term relationships! 7) Mentoring involves being mentored and in turn, mentoring others!

Mentoring STRATEGY

1) Prayer is our biggest ongoing strategy. We must pray for God's Spirit to give men a desire to mentor and be mentored as disciples.

2) Keep the "Mentoring Vision" before the men of East White Oak annually. 3) Maintain a "Men's Mentoring Team" who champion the "Mentoring Vision" and

are committed to carrying out their responsibilities for the mentoring ministry. 4) Provide a variety of events and opportunities for men annually which intentionally

lead to deeper discipleship mentoring opportunities. (e.g.'s Men's Fraternity, retreats, socials) 5) Provide formal training for men to serve as mentors. 6) Provide approved resources for mentors and mentees to draw upon.*

* A short list of books that have stood the test of time and other highly regarded resources that have been approved by the (Men's Mentoring Team) will be offered.

Mentoring TRAINING

This training seeks to answer four critical questions concerning mentoring: Who? What? When? How?

WHO? Who can be Mentors? Men who have been approved by the "Mentor Team" as having qualified Christian leadership can be mentors. See (Appendix 1) for the Mentor Team Structural Chart and ministry descriptions. See (Appendix 2) for the New Mentor Application. Who can be Mentees? Any man who is willing to grow as a disciple and meet the expectations as agreed upon between the mentor and mentee.

WHAT? What will be the content or issues mentoring will address? Mentors will biblically mentor others in any of the four broad areas of mentoring of: 1) Devotion 2) Doctrine 3) Relationships 4) Ministry Skills. Resources are provided for all four of these areas in this training packet.

HOW? How will mentors generally go about mentoring other men? Mentoring will be done largely in a non-formal and relationally-driven manner. Jesus mentored his disciples in both non-formal and formal teaching settings. Training and resources will be provided to equip mentors in both the non-formal and formal settings.

10 General Keys of HOW to be an Effective Mentor: Key #1 ?Ask God to bring an opportunity for you to mentor others and see Him provide! Key #2 - Keep it Simple and Relational! Key #3 ? Keep it Biblical in the four areas of discipleship: 1) devotion 2) doctrine 3) relationships 4) ministry skills Key #4 ? Listen and Ask Questions Carefully! Key #5 ? Avoid quick solutions, speeches, and shaming! Key #6 ? Establish boundaries with the mentee! Key #7 ? Set time expectations for the duration of mentoring relationship! Key #8 ? Minister appropriately to the level of spiritual maturity, interest and needs! Key #9 ? Be a student of the today's culture so you can impact today's generation! Key #10 ? Keep feeding yourself spiritually and being mentored by others!

WHEN? When will training be offered? New mentor training can occur any time and be offered by an established mentor who has gone through the training. This "Men's Mentoring Training Packet" will be the content of the training. There may also be times where a group of men are all trained at once by a member or members of the Mentoring Team.

Mentoring RESOURCES

Each of the four mentoring areas of: 1) Devotion 2) Doctrine 3) Relationships 4) Ministry Skills are resourced in this section with the "best of the best" of books, sermons and web resources.

How should Resources be used by Mentors?

The mentoring resources can be used in two primary ways. First, mentors can use these resources "behind the scenes" and draw upon principles they have learned from them and present them informally to their mentee. Secondly, mentors can use resources directly with their mentee and study them together. A few thoughts follow on both these approaches.

Nominal Christians ? Studying a book is probably less prone to success for the Christian with minimal interest at spiritual things at this point. Informal conversation that skillfully moves toward spiritual matters and points of need will hopefully lead to more formal studies in the future.

New Christians ? New Christians need Christian relationships and Christian content. Resources studies are encouraged within an ongoing personal relationship of care.

Mature Christians ? Mature Christians need informal mentoring and formal mentoring. This is true even for the most seasoned Christian men. The task of the mentor of the mature Christian is to find out what they are looking for in this regard.

Our aim is to provide a repository of resources for mentors, more than they will likely ever be able to draw upon!

How should Resources by used by Mentees?

Mentees can study various resources with their mentor or on their own. Resources will be posted on our church web site under Men's Ministry in Men's Mentoring Resources.

DEVOTION Resources

"Mentoring men how to overcome common temptations and obstacles and build spiritual habits that build a stronger devotion to God."

Quiet Time

Books on Quiet Time: ? Psalms, Jesus, Apostles - study of Bible ? Quite Time: How To Meet With God ? Bill Smith

Web Resources on Quiet Time: ? "First Steps to Spiritual Growth"

Temptation

Books on Temptation: ? Every Man's Battle ? Steve Arterburn; The Purity Principle ? Randy Alcorn ? Lies We Tell Ourselves ? Greg Laurie ? When Good Men Are Tempted ? Bill Perkins ? Every Heart Restored: A Wife's Guide To Healing In The Wake of a Husband's Sexual Sin ? Steve Arterburn and Fred & Brenda Stoeker

Web Resources on Temptation: ? ;

Anger

Books on Anger: ? Boiling Point ? Steve Arterburn ? When Good Men Get Angry ? Bill Perkins

Finances

The Treasure Principle ? Randy Alcorn

Dave Ramsey ?

Crown Financial Ministries -

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